Luxion ships KeyShot 8.2
Latest update to the renderer adds the option to pause offline renders, better support for Alembic files, and network rendering on Linux.
Tuesday, February 12th, 2019
Linux
Download free cross-platform 3D file viewer MadView3D
Lightweight 3D model viewer has some neat display options - and runs on a unique set of platforms.
Sunday, January 20th, 2019
Nvidia open-sources PhysX, unveils PhysX SDK 4.0
Real-time physics system now available under a 3-clause BSD licence on PCs and mobile devices.
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
Planetside Software releases Terragen 4.3
Landscape-generation software gets new cloud animation controls and new deferred shading mode.
Monday, November 19th, 2018
Chaos Group on V-Ray Next and the future of rendering
V-Ray Next is a landmark update. Chaos Group reveals the thinking behind it, and the forces shaping rendering tools.
Thursday, May 31st, 2018
AMD ships Radeon ProRender plugins for macOS
Free GPU-based renderer available for Blender and Maya on Macs. Now supports volumetrics, too.
Monday, April 9th, 2018
Redshift team releases Redshift 2.5
GPU renderer gets better sampling, firefly removal, Mac support, Cinema 4D and Katana plugins.
Thursday, August 3rd, 2017
AMD releases Radeon ProRender for Blender
Free, physically accurate GPU renderer now available for Blender, as well as Max, Maya, SolidWorks.
Thursday, June 29th, 2017
Redshift gets new GPU benchmarking utility
See how current Nvidia workstation and gaming GPUs compare in this real-world render benchmark test.
Friday, June 23rd, 2017
Silicon Studio ships Xenko 2.0
Rendering middleware firm's 'next-level C# game engine' now shipping commercially, but still free to individuals and indie studios.
Wednesday, April 26th, 2017
Blackmagic ships new control panels for DaVinci Resolve
Grading software gets two low-cost hardware control surfaces. Free version now available for Linux.
Friday, March 3rd, 2017
Silicon Studio to release Xenko game engine commercially
Open source C# engine from firm behind Final Fantasy XV's render tech to go commercial in April.
Friday, February 24th, 2017
The Krita Foundation releases Krita 3.1.2
Updated: Open-source painting app gets early support for audio in the new 2D animation toolset.
Saturday, February 11th, 2017